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FandomWeekly Mod ([personal profile] fanweeklymod) wrote in [community profile] fandomweekly2021-06-23 09:18 pm

[#099 | Roughing It] Challenge Post

Challenge 099:
ROUGHING IT
Most characters are accustomed to a certain level of comfort, however that’s defined in their particular setting. Characters from a modern setting may be used to air conditioning, internet, electricity, and/or indoor plumbing, while characters from a historical or fantasy setting might consider castles or villages with intact buildings, food, and fireplaces particularly comfortable. Characters from a sci-fi or future setting might expect artificial intelligence in their computers and faster-than-light travel.

But what happens when they’re taken out of their comfort zone, whatever that may be, and have to “rough it” – a family camping trip, a journey through strange country, stranded on an uninhabited planet or island? Do they thrive? Discover new skills and new things about themselves? Or do they decide that roughing it really isn’t for them?

Write a story about roughing it.

BONUS GOAL: “No, you absolutely do not need that.”

If your story includes this line, it will earn an extra point to be tallied in voting!


Challenge ends Monday, June 28 at 9:00PM EST.
• Post submissions as new entries using the template in the profile
• Tag this week's entries as: [#] submission, 099 – roughing it
• If you have questions about this challenge, please ask them here

poggemos: Tick Pickwick from The Magicians (Default)

[personal profile] poggemos 2021-06-24 10:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Hey! I'd like to participate, but I'm not sure how. How do I get it to y'all?
autobotscoutriella: a happy cat in the sunshine (sunshine cat)

[personal profile] autobotscoutriella 2021-06-25 12:19 am (UTC)(link)
Welcome, we're glad to see you! I've posted a quick tutorial below on your second comment. :)
poggemos: Tick Pickwick from The Magicians (Default)

[personal profile] poggemos 2021-06-24 11:03 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm pretty new to DW, so though I've read the FAQ I don't know how to technically do what's detailed there.
autobotscoutriella: a happy cat in the sunshine (sunshine cat)

[personal profile] autobotscoutriella 2021-06-25 12:19 am (UTC)(link)
Hello, and welcome to the community and Dreamwidth! We're always glad to see new people. Very long tutorial post incoming!

So when you view the community homepage here, you should see something like this at the top of your screen:



Yours will look a little different, but the Post button will be in the same place. If you click on that, it will take you to a page where you can post directly to the community:



Make sure that underneath your username, Post To: is followed by "fandomweekly"; otherwise you'll end up just posting to your own journal. You'll need to fill in the title and posting template yourself. The posting template can be found here on the FandomWeekly profile (screencap below). You'll have to scroll down slightly to get to it. The template is in HTML format, and the screencap above uses the HTML editor; if you haven't used much HTML, it is very straightforward but you may have to slightly edit your fic formatting to make sure bolding, italics, and cuts show up correctly. There's a helpful guide to Dreamwidth HTML here; feel free to PM me if you have questions.




Once you've either typed or copy-pasted your fic into the posting page, scroll down to the bottom and you'll see the tag section, some general tagging/comment options, and a button to preview your post before actually posting it. I recommend using this, since it'll catch any weird HTML formatting before actually posting to the community. You won't be able to create new tags for this community; #submission (hashtag included) and the challenge-specific tag have to be put on the tag list by a moderator (that's me!). They should auto-fill as you type them in. Comments, age restrictions, and screening should be left as Journal Default. Once everything looks good, hit the Post button at the bottom and your fic will show up on the community page!



Hope this was helpful! Please feel free to reply here or PM me if you have any further questions.
poggemos: Tick Pickwick from The Magicians (Default)

[personal profile] poggemos 2021-06-25 03:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you so much! One question, what does the "cut text" do? I'm leaving it the way it says for now.
Edited 2021-06-25 15:33 (UTC)
poggemos: Tick Pickwick from The Magicians (Default)

[personal profile] poggemos 2021-06-25 03:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh never mind! After several edits I've figured it out. Thank you so much for your help.
autobotscoutriella: a happy cat in the sunshine (sunshine cat)

[personal profile] autobotscoutriella 2021-06-26 12:05 am (UTC)(link)
No problem! I'm glad you were able to get it sorted out. Cuts were my nemesis for the first few months I was on Dreamwidth.